One Song Glory Piano Chords & Patterns

Learn One Song Glory in 5 steps

The chords first, then one hand at a time. Each step plays in the player above.

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Chords: Em – C – D – Em
One Song Glory sits in G major: G is home, where the song ends. It goes round 4 chords: Em is E, G and B; C is C, E and G; D is D, F# and A. Play each one as a block with your right hand until the changes feel easy.
EmviCIVDVEmvi
- EmE · G · B
- CC · E · G
- DD · F# · A
39 songs go round the same chords
2
Left hand: Pop heartbeat
Long, short, long: the heartbeat under a thousand pop songs. Musicians call it root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3) (root bass rhythm), an easy pattern heard in thousands of songs of the library.
Pop heartbeatRoot bass rhythm · PopLeft handEasy
3
Right hand: Wait-a-beat chords
Silence on beat 1, then chords on 2, 3 and 4, leaving room for the bass. It moves with the chords, so it fits every bar of the loop.
Wait-a-beat chordsBlock chords · PopRight handEasy
4
Both hands at 150 BPM
Put the two hands together over the loop. Start at half speed with the player's speed control, and bring it up once every change is easy.
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Ending: C – D – G
The last chords are IV – V – I, then one chord rolled from the bottom up, left to ring.
CDG
- GG · B · D

What chords are in One Song Glory?

The loop is Em – C – D – Em (vi – IV – V – vi) in G major, and the song ends on C – D – G.

What key is One Song Glory in?

G major, at about 150 beats a minute in 2/2.

What does the left hand play in One Song Glory?

Pop heartbeat: root bass · charleston push (1 · 2& · 3), an easy pattern. It follows the chords, so the same shape works for every bar.

Is One Song Glory easy to play on piano?

Yes. Both hands play easy patterns over 4 chords. Learn the chords first, then add one hand at a time.